Dusky Flying Fox vs Flowering Currant

Pteropus brunneus compared with Ribes sanguineum

Key Differences

• Dusky Flying Fox is Extinct while Flowering Currant is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Flying Fox	Flowering Currant
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Grossulariaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Ribes
Species	Pteropus brunneus	Ribes sanguineum

Conservation Status

Dusky Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Flowering Currant

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Flying Fox	Flowering Currant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flowering Currant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (13 countries) and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).